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Replacement of fine aggregate with plastic in concrete

Tanzeem Shaikh Aquib Shaikh
tanzeem3311@gmail.com shaikhaquib333@gmail.com
Deogiri Institute of Engineering and Management Deogiri Institute of Engineering and Management
Studies, Aurangabad, Maharashtra Studies, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Syed Abdul Zeeshan Shaikh Mohd Zubair

syedabdulzeeshan307@gmail.com szee2324@gmail.com
Deogiri Institute of Engineering and Management Deogiri Institute of Engineering and Management
Studies, Aurangabad, Maharashtra Studies, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
ABSTRACT
Recycled plastic aggregate used in a various proportion in the concrete mix and check their suitability. This study investigates
the effects of using plastic waste as an alternative of Fine Aggregate. Disposal of plastic waste in the environment is considered
to be a big problem due to the rapid growth of population in countries like India the disposing of solid waste is a major problem
in our daily life. Solid waste management is one of the major environmental concerns. Among the waste material, plastic is the
material that is the major concern to most of the environmental effects. There are different types of plastic which are classified
on the basis of the physical property. As the plastic waste is nondegradable, it must be recycled or reused. The objective of the
study is to study the behavior of the concrete which is made of the recycled plastic materials along with the study of the some of
the physical properties that are related. In this study, M40 cement concrete is considered in which the recycled plastic waste is
used as the replacement of fine aggregate in the concrete. Concrete cubes were cast taking 10%, 20%, 30 %, 40% & 50% of
plastic as partial replacement of fine aggregate and tested for 7 & 28 days of compressive strength of concrete.

Keywords: Waste plastic, Compressive strength, Workability.

1. INTRODUCTION This research aims to investigate the use of recycled plastic
Due to an increase of day to day disposal goods, waste components of E-waste in construction applications. This is
disposal management has become a major environmental an alternative solution to administer the growing quantity of
issue in the World. The use of plastic is consistently growing the E-waste. The properties of concretes containing various
because of its versatility. The total plastic produced waste E-plastic particle contents were investigated in this
worldwide in 2014 was estimated at 313 million tones in study. Waste E plastic particles were derived from obsolete
2015 it increased to 322 Mt, which is about 3% rise in 2 years. electrical and electronic equipment’s, The strength properties
India consumption of Plastics will grow 15 million tons by of specimens were observed with the use of waste E-plastic
2015 and is set to be the third largest consumer of plastics in in various percentages (0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and
the world. 50%).
One of the new waste materials used in concrete industry is Plastic Granules
the recycled E-Plastic. For solving the disposal of large
amount Recycled Plastic Material, the reuse of plastic in the The word “plastic” means substances which have plasticity,
Concrete industry is considered as the most feasible and accordingly, anything that is formed in a soft state and
application. Recycled plastic can be used as coarse aggregate used in a solid state can be called a plastic. Therefore the
in concrete. Choi et al. studied the use of plastic waste PET origin of plastic forming can be traced back to the processing
bottles as aggregates on some properties of concrete. Their methods of natural high polymers such as lacquer, shellac,
Results showed that decrease in weight using plastic waste amber, horns, tusks, tortoiseshell. As well as inorganic
was about 2-6% of the normal weight concrete while substances such as clay, glass, and metals. Because the
compressive strength reduced up to 33% compared with the natural high polymer materials are not uniform in quality and
compressive strength of normal Concrete. lack mass productivity in many cases, from early times it has
been demanded in particular to process them easily and into
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better quality and to substitute artificial materials for natural Fahad K. Alqahtani , Gurmel Ghataora , M. Iqbal Khan,
high polymers. Celluloid, synthetic rubber, ebonite, and Samir Dirar et al[4] investigated Plastic waste and its low
rayon are these artificial materials. Presently, it is defined that recycling rate make a significant contribution towards the
the plastic is synthesized in high polymers which have pollution of the environment. It is therefore essential that
plasticity, and consequently, substances made of these plastic waste is utilized in different applications, such as
natural materials are precluded. aggregates in concrete. In this paper, an investigation of a
manufactured plastic aggregate as a replacement for volcanic
2. LITERATURE REVIEW lightweight aggregate and Lytag aggregate in concrete is
presented. The influence of replacement level on the fresh,
Amula R.G, Azeef Ashraf,et al[1] In this study the behavior hardened and microstructure properties of concrete was
of the concrete which is made of the recycled plastic investigated. The slump, compressive strength, flexural
materials along with the study of the some of the physical strength, splitting tensile strength and elastic modulus
properties that are related In concrete mix they replaced the decreased with the increase in replacement level. Neither the
fine aggregate by plastic in the ranges 0%, 10%,15%,20% & fresh density nor the hardened density was significantly
25% and give the compressive strength of at each affected by replacement level. The Lytag and conventional
replacement level. And they concluded that compressive lightweight concrete mixes had a brittle failure; whereas the
strength values of all waste plastic concrete mixture tend to concrete mixes incorporating the manufactured plastic
decrease below the values for the reference plastic ratio at all aggregate had a ductile post-peak behavior. The results
curing ages. suggest that the concrete mix containing the manufactured
plastic aggregate at a replacement level of 25% can be used
Mastan Vali N, SS. ASADIet al[2] The goal of this paper to in structural and non-structural applications requiring
decide ideal quality and impact of utilization of reused PET moderate strength and ductility. Predictive models were
as fractional substitution of the fine total in common Portland proposed and demonstrated to be in good agreement with the
bond. In this study Concrete with 0%, 5%.10%, 15% and experimental results for the mechanical properties of the
20% PET containers waste for fine total were delivered and concrete mixes incorporating the manufactured plastic
contrasted against blend and no substitution or 0% aggregate.
substitution. The 3D square examples and shaft examples of
45 no of each were thrown, cured and tried for 7days and Rafat Siddique, Jamal Khatib, Inderpreet Kaur et al [5] It
28days quality. The pressure and flexural quality were done found that This paper presents a detailed review about waste
and results were contrasted and control example. In light of and recycled plastics, waste management options, and
the examination a relationship for the forecast of compressive research published on the effect of recycled plastic on the
quality and flexural quality of cement containing waste PET fresh and hardened properties of concrete. The effect of
as a fine total substitution. The consequences of this recycled and waste plastic on bulk density, air content,
examination merge the possibility of the utilization of pet workability, and compressive strength, splitting tensile
container waste in the field of development particularly in the strength, modulus of elasticity, impact resistance,
plan of cement. The utilization of PET containers waste due permeability, and abrasion resistance is discussed in this
to reduced and light weight and in turn lessens the unit paper. The use of waste products in concrete not only makes
cement weight. The auxiliary solid individual weight from a it economical but also helps in reducing disposal problems.
building diminishment will lead to a reduction in building Reuse of bulky wastes is considered the best environmental
weight and reduce the seismic danger due to the earth shake alternative for solving the problem of disposal. One such
drives directly reliant on the earth shudder strengths. waste is plastic, which could be used in various applications.
However, efforts have also been made to explore its use in
Zainab Z. Ismail, Enas A. AL-Hashmi et al[3] It Investigated concrete/asphalt concrete. The development of new
the industrial activities in Iraq which are associated with construction materials using recycled plastics is important to
significant amounts of non-biodegradable solid waste, waste both the construction and the plastic recycling industries.
plastic being among the most prominent. This study involved
86 experiments and 254 tests to determine the efficiency of Nabajyoti Saikia, Jorge de Brito, et al[6] have studied
reusing waste plastic in the production of concrete. Thirty substantial growth in the consumption of plastic is observed
kilograms of waste plastic of fibriform shapes was used as a all over the world in recent years, which has led to huge
partial replacement for sand by 0%, 10%, 15%, and 20% with quantities of plastic-related waste. Recycling of plastic waste
800 kg of concrete mixtures. All of the concrete mixtures to produce new materials like concrete or mortar appears as
were tested at room temperature. These tests include one of the best solutions for disposing of plastic waste, due to
performing slump, fresh density, dry density, compressive its economic and ecological advantages. Several works have
strength, flexural strength, and toughness indices. Seventy been performed or are under way to evaluate the properties
cubes were molded for compressive strength and dry density of cement-composites containing various types of plastic
tests, and 54 prisms were cast for flexural strength and waste as aggregate, filler or fiber. This paper presents a
toughness indices tests. Curing ages of 3, 7, 14, and 28 days review on the recycling plastic waste as aggregate in cement
for the concrete mixtures were applied in this work. The mortar and concrete productions. For better presentation, the
results proved the arrest of the propagation of micro cracks paper is divided into four different sections along with
by introducing waste plastic of fabriform shapes to concrete introduction and conclusion sections. In the first section,
mixtures. This study insures that reusing waste plastic as a types of plastics and types of methods used to prepare plastic
sand-substitution aggregate in concrete gives a good aggregate as well as the methods of evaluation of various
approach to reduce the cost of materials and solve some of properties of aggregate and concrete were briefly discussed.
the solid waste problems posed by plastics. In the next two sections, the properties of plastic aggregates
and the various fresh and hardened concrete properties of
cement mortar and concrete in presence of plastic aggregate

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are discussed. The fourth section focus on the practical cube specimens will be kept for curing period of 7 and 28
implications of the use of plastic waste in concrete production days before testing.
and future research needs.
5. COMPARISON OF RESULTS
Nursyamsi, Syukur Berkat Zebua et al[7] investigated the
1) Results analysed by Amalu.R.G
details studies carried out on The use of substitute materials
of concrete aggregates such as Industrial wastes and other
aggregates, which are light, is being a concern. It is due to
these materials can be a solution in order to manage wastes Percentage Of Plastic Compressive Strength
from industries and also to reduce the weight of building (N/mm2)
structures. This study utilizes Polyethylene Tetraphlate (PET) 0% 24.44
plastic waste ehich is light as coarse aggregate. The Coarse 10% 22.22
aggregate from PET plastic waste is the result of the PET 15% 21.11
heated to produce agglomeration, and then it is cooled and 20% 19.55
crushed into aggregates that have a variety of sizes with 25% 17.55
certain gradations. The purpose of this Study is to determine
the Compressive strength of light concrete of PET plastic 2) Results analysed by Mastan Vali & SS Asadi
waste as Coarse aggregate and the influence of aggregate
gradations towards the compressive strength of maximum Percentage Of Plastic Compressive Strength
compressive strength is achieved on the sample using the (N/mm2)
maximum fineness modulus of PET plastic waste aggregate. 0% 26.8
According to SNI 03-3994-2002, the weight and compressive 5% 29
strength of the Material should fit the standard. As the result, 10% 30
the gradation of a coarse aggregate of PET plastic waste can 15% 28.5
affect the compressive strength of light concrete. 20% 27

3. OBJECTIVES From the above results we can conclude that plastic can be
 To identify that plastic waste can be disposed of by use to replace some of aggregate in concrete mixture reduces
using them as construction material. the unit weight of concrete can be used as concrete panels in
 Replacement of plastic waste as fine aggregate. facades..
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